Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
Countries reporting
34
Highest
40.3%
Georgia
Lowest
0.6%
Colombia
Median
9.4%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 40.3% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.6% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.4%, and the mean is 12.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 323.5%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 89.9%).
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 40.3% | 2021 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 30.7% | 2022 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 27.3% | 2022 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 26.9% | 2017 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 4 | Kosovo | 26.9% | 2017 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 24.9% | 2022 | up 198.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 20.2% | 2019 | up 167.6% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 19.3% | 2021 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.5% | 2020 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 16.2% | 2022 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 13.4% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 13.3% | 2022 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 12.8% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 12.8% | 2019 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 12.7% | 2021 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 12.0% | 2018 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9.4% | 2019 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 9.4% | 2022 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | Mongolia | 9.3% | 2020 | up 73.4% | flat |
| 20 | Indonesia | 8.5% | 2022 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 6.7% | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 6.4% | 2020 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 6.4% | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 5.9% | 2019 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 5.6% | 2021 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 5.1% | 2022 | up 89.9% | falling |
| 27 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 2018 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.0% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 3.8% | 2022 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 30 | Ukraine | 3.8% | 2020 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 3.0% | 2022 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 2.6% | 2022 | up 323.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2019 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 88.4% | volatile |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group